Domestic Box Office For November 2008
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $141,319,928 | 2,943 | $360,018 | 0.3% | 10 | Nov 12 | May 28 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 4.6% | 36 | Nov 26 | Apr 16 | Focus Features |
| 3 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $9,046,156 | 679 | $253,085 | 2.8% | 17 | Nov 7 | Jan 22 | Miramax |
| 4 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $1,705,694 | 26 | $42,718 | 2.5% | 12 | Nov 21 | Jan 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Friendship | $1,243,910 | 74 | $645,604 | 51.9% | 74 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Yash Raj Films |
| 6 | A Christmas Tale | $1,060,922 | 52 | $63,837 | 6% | 7 | Nov 14 | Feb 5 | IFC Films |
| 7 | House | $575,048 | 363 | $327,445 | 56.9% | 363 | Nov 7 | Dec 24 | Roadside Attractions |
| 8 | Yuvvraaj | $570,090 | 77 | $264,362 | 46.4% | 77 | Nov 21 | Dec 11 | Eros Worldwide |
| 9 | JCVD | $470,691 | 28 | $20,119 | 4.3% | 2 | Nov 7 | Jan 18 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 10 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $268,431 | 13 | $14,088 | 5.2% | 3 | Nov 19 | Jul 23 | Kino International |
| 11 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | $146,750 | 11 | $53,684 | 36.6% | 8 | Nov 7 | Dec 11 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | The Secrets | $122,094 | 9 | $19,536 | 16% | 7 | Nov 26 | Apr 19 | Monterey Media |
| 13 | Pray the Devil Back to Hell | $90,066 | 5 | $8,227 | 9.1% | 1 | Nov 7 | Apr 19 | Balcony Releasing |
| 14 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | $80,037 | 45 | $42,399 | 53% | 45 | Nov 26 | Dec 7 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 15 | How About You | $78,234 | 7 | $6,022 | 7.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 16 | The Wild Child | $65,051 | 2 | $6,680 | 10.3% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | The Film Desk |
| 17 | The Betrayal | $41,271 | 3 | $5,864 | 14.2% | 1 | Nov 21 | Apr 23 | The Cinema Guild |
| 18 | I Can't Think Straight | $39,576 | 3 | $15,239 | 38.5% | 3 | Nov 21 | Sep 17 | Regent Releasing |
| 19 | Familiar Strangers | $34,068 | 4 | $11,553 | 33.9% | 2 | Nov 14 | Mar 12 | Cavalier Films |
| 20 | The Alphabet Killer | $29,784 | 2 | $11,000 | 36.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 14 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 21 | The Dukes | $26,875 | 11 | $6,067 | 22.6% | 4 | Nov 14 | Dec 11 | Cavu Pictures |
| 22 | The World Unseen | $17,808 | 3 | $9,031 | 50.7% | 3 | Nov 7 | Nov 27 | Regent Releasing |
| 23 | Eden | $15,611 | 3 | $3,084 | 19.8% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 8 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 24 | The Beautiful Truth | $15,387 | 2 | $3,025 | 19.7% | 1 | Nov 14 | Jan 29 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 25 | Lake City | $12,767 | 2 | $9,355 | 73.3% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 18 | Screen Media Films |
| 26 | Gardens of the Night | $11,436 | 1 | $3,072 | 26.9% | 1 | Nov 7 | Dec 18 | City Lights Pictures |
| 27 | Otto; or, Up with Dead People | $11,295 | 2 | $3,456 | 30.6% | 1 | Nov 7 | Feb 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 28 | Special 2008 Re-release | $7,202 | 1 | $3,232 | 44.9% | 1 | Nov 21 | Dec 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi | $6,437 | 7 | $6,437 | 100% | 7 | Nov 7 | Nov 9 | Eros Worldwide |
| 30 | House of the Sleeping Beauties | $4,509 | 1 | $1,535 | 34% | 1 | Nov 14 | Feb 1 | First Run |
| 31 | Rome & Jewel | $470 | 1 | $470 | 100% | 1 | Nov 28 | Nov 30 | Emerging Pictures |
